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Ram Navami violence: Howrah’s Kazipara, Shibpur limp back to normalcy
Howrah: Life in Howrah’s Shibpur and Kazipara area, which witnessed clashes during a Ramnavami procession, is limping back to normalcy, a senior police officer said. Markets were open and vehicles plied on…
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Howrah violence: TMC vs Guv on Raj Bhavan’s call to set up seperate monitoring cell
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress on Saturday questioned the decision of West Bengal Governor C. V. Ananda Bose to set up special cell for real time monitoring the situation at Howrah’s Shibpur- Kazipara area…
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Violence over Ram Navami procession in Bengal’s Howrah
Howrah: Violence broke out between two groups when a Ram Navami procession was taken out in West Bengal’s Howrah city, where several vehicles were torched and shops were ransacked on Thursday evening.…
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Communal clashes in Kolkata: NIA files supplementary charge sheet
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary charge sheet in connection with alleged communal clashes in the Ekbalpore-Mominpur area of Kolkata in October last year, officials said. The…
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Recruitment scam: WBSSC publishes list of 3,478 Group C staff with manipulated marks
Kolkata: The West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) on Monday published on its website a list of 3,478 candidates who reportedly have qualified for appointment as non-teaching staff in different state-run schools…
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TMC to maintain equidistance from BJP, Congress; to form group of regional parties
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress is changing its political strategy following its below-expectation performance in the Northeast. TMC is preparing to maintain equidistance from the BJP and the Congress and seeking to form a…
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Controversy brews over question on Mahatma Gandhi in Bengal secondary school exam
Kolkata: Controversies have started brewing over a controversial question in the history paper in the ongoing secondary examination conducted by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Examination (WBBSE). The controversies were over…
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Air Arabia Abu Dhabi launches new flight to Kolkata
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates’s (UAE) low-cost carrier Air Arabia Abu Dhabi announced the launch of a new service to Kolkata city in West Bengal. The airline will commence operations on Wednesday,…
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Coal scam: Recovery amount by ED rises to Rs 1.25 cr
Kolkata: With the Enforcement Directorate (ED) continuing with its search operation till late on Wednesday evening in connection with the multi-crore coal smuggling case in West Bengal, the cash recovery amount by…
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Forceful removal of innerwear of minor girl equivalent to rape: Calcutta HC
Kolkata: Forceful removal of the innerwear of a minor girl is equivalent to rape even if rape, as per medical terms, has not been done by the accused or convict, the Calcutta…
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Removal of innerwear of minor girls equal to rape: Calcutta HC
Kolkata: Forceful removal of the innerwear of a minor girl is equivalent to rape even if rape, as per medical terms, has not been done by the accused or convict, the Calcutta…